# deleting / adding files throughout the repository 2 messages from 2009-06-08 to 2009-06-08. Participants: Alex K, Jeff King. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/19747 ## Alex K, 2009-06-08 17:25 Subject: deleting / adding files throughout the repository Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/e4a904790906081025s76bdd1a0k73003e861da98371%40mail.gmail.com ``` Hello, Suppose I made a mistake in my repository. There is a file that should never have been there. How do I delete this file from the entire repository history? How do I add a file throughout the entire repository history as if this later file had always been there? Thank you, Alex ``` ## Jeff King, 2009-06-08 22:55 Subject: Re: deleting / adding files throughout the repository Message-ID: <20090608225508.GA21389@coredump.intra.peff.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20090608225508.GA21389%40coredump.intra.peff.net In-Reply-To: ``` On Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 06:25:00PM +0100, Alex K wrote: > Suppose I made a mistake in my repository. There is a file that should > never have been there. How do I delete this file from the entire > repository history? How do I add a file throughout the entire > repository history as if this later file had always been there? Use "git filter-branch". The examples section of "git help filter-branch" does the first part of what you're asking (and the second part is fairly easy to extrapolate). -Peff ```